The Tally Room

32 - The Australian Election Study

Ben is joined by the ANU's Jill Sheppard to discuss the Australian Election Study: the process and some of the findings.

• AES 2019 election report
• AES trends 1987-2019
• Ben's post about the Australian Election Study

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31 - Introduction to Brisbane City Council

This episode is all about the March 2020 election for Brisbane City Council, the most populous council in Australia. Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from 4ZZZ's Pineapple Rebellion to discuss the context and some of the key wards.

• The Tally Room guide to the Brisbane City Council election
• Pineapple Rebellion website

30 - can our voting system really be "fair"?

Ben is joined by Peter Brent and Stewart Jackson to discuss whether it's ever possible for a single-member voting system to be "fair" in the context of the final defeat of the South Australian fairness clause, and the relative value of survey, polling and raw voting data in assessing the results of an election.

29 - Redistribution update

I'm joined by William Bowe from Poll Bludger to run through all of the electoral redistributions which have been conducted while we've all been thinking about other things this year: specifically Western Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory, Brisbane City Council and the likely change in federal seat numbers in 2020.

• Ben's analysis of the draft WA boundaries
• William's margin estimates for the draft WA boundaries
• Ben's margin estimates for the final ACT boundaries
• Ben's analysis of the final NT boundaries
• Estimates of margins for final BCC boundaries
• Post about the change in seat entitlements for each state in House of Representatives

28 - Australian polling after the federal election

This week I'm joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the failure of Australian polls at the 2019 federal election and the limited improvements in transparency by Australian pollsters since that election.

• Kevin's website
• Discussion on polling with Katharine Murphy and Peter Lewis on Guardian politics podcast in July

 

27 - Federal election results

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham for a quick podcast reacting to the results of the federal election.

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26 - Anti-politics and how to watch election night

Ben is joined by William Bowe and Elizabeth Humphrys to discuss anti-politics and election night - in particular what seats are worth watching and when you should expect results to come in.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

25 - Pre-poll and the federal campaign in NSW

Ben was joined by Rodney Smith from the University of Sydney to discuss the surge in pre-poll voting and the key races in New South Wales.

24 - Federal election nominations and housing policy

Ben is joined by El Gibbs and Gareth Bryant to discuss the final declaration of candidate nominations for the federal election, Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the role of housing policy in the election.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

23 - Federal election week one

Ben is joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Paddy Manning to discuss the latest federal polls, seats where independents are challenging the Coalition, and the conclusion of the NSW upper house count.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.